Biathlon World Cup: Second race, second podium: Preuss third again

After her third place in the sprint of Antholz, Franziska Preuss also made it to the podium in the persecution. The leader of the overall World Cup shot again and took third place with 53.6 seconds behind the two French women Lou JeanMonnot (1 shooting mistake) and Julia Simon (0). Shortly before the finish, she set off from Jeanne Richard, another French woman.

“It was an exciting race, shaped by tactics. But I chose the right plan for myself,” said Preuss, which will expose in the season on Sunday (12.05 p.m./Eurosport and ZDF). “I asked if I could drive home a day because I realized that I am through – also physically. And the application was approved.” Selina Grotian, who started second, fell back a bit. After two penalty rounds, she still asserted herself as the sixth in the top group. Sophia Schneider had significantly more problems. It fell back to 48th place from the 28th and had to turn five extra rounds.

Scherer left, duo is added

The race over 10 kilometers should have also contested Stefanie Scherer. The 28-year-old took 54th place in the sprint. Due to the moderate prospects, however, the coaching team decided that “it makes more sense to protect her in order to give her the opportunity to show the best possible performance at the European Championship,” said sports director Felix Bitterling.

Marlene Fichtner and Julia Kink are likely to be used in the final competition of women. You will switch from the European Championship preparation in Ridnaun to the World Cup team to Antholz at short notice.